Creating a space for monarchs to thrive

  • Creating a space for monarchs to thrive

    Creating a space for monarchs to thrive

    Creating a space for monarchs to thrive
  • Creating a space for monarchs to thrive

    Creating a space for monarchs to thrive

    Creating a space for monarchs to thrive
  • Top, Quinn among some of the many plants in her butterfly garden; middle, a butterfly at the garden; and bottom, the gardener next to a butterfly bush and the certification she received from Monarch Watch.

    Top, Quinn among some of the many plants in her butterfly garden; middle, a butterfly at the garden; and bottom, the gardener next to a butterfly bush and the certification she received from Monarch Watch.

    Top, Quinn among some of the many plants in her butterfly garden; middle, a butterfly at the garden; and bottom, the gardener next to a butterfly bush and the certification she received from Monarch Watch.
When Quinn Rerucha learned, as a fifth grader, that monarchs are endangered, she wanted to do something to help them. Now, as a sixth grader, she’s reaping the rewards of her interest and labor. “Mrs. [Amy] Boros, my science teacher, encouraged us to think about putting in a natural environment for animals in our yard. She said even if we don’t mow just a small patch of land in our yard, it…

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